น้องเขย
nɔ́ɔng-kə̌əiMeaning
1NounA2
brother-in-law (husband of your younger sister)
the husband of your younger sister
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.น้องเขยnɔ́ɔng-kə̌əiน้องเขยnɔ́ɔng-kə̌əibrother-in-law (husband of your younger sister)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is my younger sister's husband.
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My younger sister's husband is an engineer.
Last weekend, I went to help my younger sister's husband move house.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoกระบี่grà-bìiกับgàpน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoและlɛ́น้องเขยnɔ́ɔng-kə̌əiช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaao
Our family is going to Krabi with my younger sister and her husband during the long holiday.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)younger siblingPart 1
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น้องเขยnɔ́ɔng-kə̌əiน้องเขยnɔ́ɔng-kə̌əibrother-in-law (husband of your younger sister)brother-in-law (husband of your younger sister)Word